Shoe



H. MUSKIN.

SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 5. 1920,.

1,389,455. Patented Aug. 30, 1921.

ENT OFFICE,

i HYMAN MUSKIN, or BAL'rn/ronn, 'JMIARYLnim.

SHOE.

specification f Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. '30, 1921.

Application med February 5, 1920. serial No. 356,375.

Z' 0 all `whom t may concern." Be it known that l, HYMAN MUSKIN, 'a citizenof the United States of America, residing that the reinforcement which the vampv is secured to the ,sole may bepleted shoe, but on the other hand under such at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shoes, of which the following is a specifica tion. c v

' The object of the invention is to provide a shoeand method of constructing the same whereby the stitching which serves to secure the vamp or upper to the sole is reinforced and is relieved of a portion of the strain incident to the use of the shoe and tending to break the stitches and thus release the inturned marginal edge "of the vamp,y and also to provide reinforcing means in this connection wherebyv inthe event of `loosening or breaking of the stitches bywhich the vamp is connected with the sole, the possibility of displacement outwardlyare the liberation of the edge of the vamp, and the protrusion thereof beyond its proper relation with the sole is minimized or eliminated; furthermore to provide a construction which. while adapted to shoes of the pliable or soft-soled type, such as house shoes, slippers, etc., is also suitable for lhard-sole shoes, to the end of the stitching by the line of the same so of the comeffected without exposure of stitching or the arrangement of that -it is visible at the exterior conditions as to be located inside of the line of riseof thev vamp from the outer sole; furthermore, -to provide-a construction of shoe and a method of producing thesame.

whereby, with special reference to those of the hard-soled type, thenecessity for lasting is obviat'ed', and whereby the completed product is finished inside to afford a p'erfectly smooth and even bearing surface for the foot ofthe wearer, to the end that it is especially adapted, as primarily designed, for use as a first-step shoe for infants making their first attempt to walk, and in which connection a shoe having a relatively stiff sole as a means of fortifying the efforts of the wearer in maintaining an equilibrium is essential; and furthermore to so arrange the reinforcing means with relation to the marginal edge of the vamp and the line of stitching whereby said marginal edge is secured to the outer sole, that an inner sole either attached or separate, that is either secured or removably fitted may be employed,

and lin this connection to provide `means i whereby thev securing of the insole, when reinforce the relations between the vamp and i the -sole and supplement the primary reinforcing element. l i

With these objects inv view the invention consists in a construction, combination and relation of parts and a method ofassemblng the same, of which a preferred embodiment is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, it being understood that changes in forms, proportions and details may be fresorted to within the scope partingfrom the principlesinvolved. In the drawing: f Figure 1' isa transversasectional view ,of a shoe embodying the invention,y the insole` being arranged and secured to perform the, function of. a supplemental .reinforcing medium.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail section similar to Fig. 1 with the elements separated to show their specificfrelations. ig.3 is a sectional view of a shoe constructed in'accordance with the invention wherein the supplemental reinforcing agency of the insole is omitte f ,f

F ig.4 isa sectional view of a construction similar to that indicated in Fig. 1 wherein the seam by which the marginal edgeof the vamp is secured to the lining or stayis are ranged. exteriorly instead of interiorly, to* avoid the turningof the vamp after its at.- tachment to the' lining. f f Inthe construction of the improved shoe the inturned edge 10 of the vamp shown at 11 is marginally secured by a line of stitching indicated at 12 with a transverse lining or stay 13 of fabric, thin leather, canvas or equivalent material preferably having a sub-V stantial tensile strength notsubject to material stretch, and arranged in Contact with the exterior surface of said lining or stay and in overlapping relation with the inturned edge of the vamp is the main or outsole 14 which is connected with said inturned edge of the vamp by a line of stitch-V ing 15 disposed in a concealed relation with the upper of the, shoe is in a plane inside of the rise of the vamp from the sole as indicated at 16. menthe seam connecting the marginal edge of the vamp with the lining` vamp on a plane between said line of stitchv ing 12 and the rise of the vamp from the' sole. It will be noted that the effect of the lining or stay which is in a taut relation `to the l vamp is to Vreinforce the line of stitching by which the main or outsole is attached tol the inturned edge of the vamp vbyrelievingY said line of stitching of a large percentage of the' outward strain applied to the vamp and tending to stretch or break thev stitches, and in the event of such stretching yor break-v ing the marginal edge ofthe vamp is still held by the lining or stay and is prevented from turning outward or bulging or protruding and thus rendering the article not only unsightly but uncomfortable.

Asa means of still further reinforcing the connection between the outsole and the vamp, the insole 17, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2 may be arranged upon the inner sur'- face of the lining or stay 13 in marginal overlapping relation with the inturned edge ofthe vamp and may be engaged at its edge by the same line of stitching indicated at 15 which serves to secure the outsoley of the vamp edge, so that the seam or line of stitching ,which serves to connect the marginal edge of the vamp with the lining .or stay is disposed between the planes of the outsole and insole and while being protected from wear or the effect of friction incident to the use of the shoe is maintained in flat rela tion with the adjacent surfaces of said insole and outsole so as to afford no discomfort to the wearer.

Or as indicated in Fig. 4 the joint between the marginal edge of the vamp and the lining or stay may extend downwardly or outwardly to lie in contact with vthe inner surface of the outsole, ,so as to be rendered un objectionable whether an insole is employed or not, it being possible under some conditions that` a relatively thin sock lining 18 may be preferred to an insole.

In the construction illustrated in Fig. 3 the insole 19 while disposed in contact with the inner surface of the lining or stay 13il andl preferably extends laterally into overlapping relation with the inturned edge 10' of the vamp, is unengaged by the line of stitching 15a which serves to secure the inturned edge of the vamp to the main or out-` sole 14a, but as in the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2 said vamp securing stitches 152l engage the inturned. edge thereof between the line of the Vseam 12a connecting the marginal edge of the vamp with the lining or stay and the rise 16a'of the vamp from the main or outsole. 1

`What is claimed is:

' 1 The method Vof constructing a shoe which consists in stitching the marginal edgeof the vamp to a flexible lining orstay, turning the vamp, applying a sole to the eX- terior-surface'of the lining or stay in overlapping marginal relation with the adjacent portion of the vamp and stitching the marginal'portion `of the sole to the vamp outside of the seaml betweenithe latter and said lining or'stay and inside of the rise of the vamp fromthe sole. n

2. The method of .constructing a shoe which consists in stitching the marginal edge of the vamp to aflexible lining or stay, turning the vamp, applying an outer sole to the exterior surface of the lining or stay and anin'ner sole to the interior surface of the lining or stay, both outsole and insole being in overlapping marginal relation with the portion of the vamp adjacent to the edges of said lining or stay, and stitching the marginal portions of said outsole and insole to the vamp 'outside of the seam between the latter andsaid lining or stay and inside of of the rise ofthe vamp. from the sole.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HYMAN MUSKIN. 

